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Facebook may soon be different: name change is probably before

Facebook could not be hot for Facebook very soon. This comes from a recent report it emerges US magazine the verge. Accordingly, the large corporation plans a name change for the closer future. Allegedly, there should already be concrete details on October 28, 2021 - so the next Thursday. Then the Great Connect Conference takes place in which Mark Zuckerberg, founder and managing director of Facebook will occur. According to the report, even a name is in conversation: this should be Horizon or at least very similar - based on the Virtual Reality World Horizon Worlds from Facebook. The rebranding could lead similarly as it happened at Google in 2015. Accordingly, the parent company would be known under a new name, while the social network could continue to operate as a Facebook as a subsidiary. Also on the other social media platforms of the Group - so on Instagram and WhatsApp \ - the change should not have a direct impact. How to continue the report by The Verge, Facebook is aim...

Facebook: wants to create 10,000 EU jobs under the Metaverse ; Schedule for the Connect

Mark Zuckerberg has already emphasized several times that Facebook has large plans in the areas of VR, AR and connected virtual worlds. In five years, the company will already act primarily for a metaverse company , so the CEO in July. Top Manager Nick Clegg (VP Global Affairs) and Javier Olivan (VP Central Products) have underlined this focus on Sunday with long-term staff plans. In the official Facebook blog, they announced 10,000 jobs across the EU over the next five years. The explanations suggest that a large part of the new employees should work on the creation of the metaver in which the Group sees its long-term future. The company wants to work with governments to find the appropriate people and the right markets . Concerns against a strong dominance in the future metaverse seems to counteract Facebook in the blog post with the following statement: It will not only operate a company s metaverse. As on the Internet, its openness and interoperability will be key functions. To ...